Obituaries, tributes and remembrance

AN assessment of Spandau Ballet’s back catalogue any time soon will reveal that the lyrics to their No 1 hit Gold – you’re indestructible – were somewhat prophetic. Jul 25 2011

The price of gold hit a new record high last week, nudging $1,600 an ounce, following an incredible, almost implausible eleven days of gain and leaving investors with that age-old conundrum – stick or twist.Read

I’D BE in a dilemma if I was granted just one question to a modern-day equivalent of ancient Greek oracle, the Sybil of Cumae: should I ask her to reveal interest rates for the next three years or just get her to reveal next year’s Grand National winner instead? Jul 18 2011

Such is the impact of the monthly deliberations of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee – and such is the range and variation of expert views predicting which way rates will go this year and next.Read

Obituary Barry Bremen Jul 12 2011

Barry BremenRead

Obituary: Francis King Jul 05 2011

Francis KingRead

Brit folk character Mike Waterson dies aged 70 Jul 04 2011

Mike WatersonRead

Obituary: Peter Falk Jun 28 2011

Peter FalkRead

EM Broner Jun 27 2011

A PIONEERING figure in Jewish feminism has died in New York City, at the age of 83.Read

Obituary: Clarence Clemons Jun 21 2011

Clarence ClemonsRead

Bob Banner Jun 20 2011

TELEVISION producer and director Bob Banner, whose credits included the Dinah Shore, Garry Moore and Carol Burnett variety shows, as well as the TV movies The Darker Side Of Terror, My Sweet Charlie and Sea Wolf, has died at the age of 89.Read

Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor Jun 14 2011

ACCLAIMED war hero and British travel writer Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor has died at the age of 96.Read

Obituary: Roy Skelton Jun 13 2011

Roy SkeltonRead

Giorgio Tozzi Jun 07 2011

AWARD-winning opera singer Giorgio Tozzi has died at the age of 88.Read

Obituary: Miriam Karlin Jun 06 2011

Miriam KarlinRead

Gil Scott-Heron May 31 2011

MUSICIAN Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalist percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, has died aged 62.Read

Obituary: Maurice Devereux May 30 2011

Maurice DevereuxRead

Bill Hunter May 24 2011

HE WAS the archetypal working class Australian of a multitude of movies, including Muriel’s Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Strictly Ballroom.Read

Obituary: William Pennington May 23 2011

William PenningtonRead

Obituary: Ken Moore May 17 2011

Kenneth MooreRead

Obituary: John Walker May 10 2011

John WalkerRead

William Lipscomb Apr 19 2011

WILLIAM LIPSCOMB, a Harvard University professor who won the Nobel chemistry prize in 1976 for his research on the structure of molecules and on chemical bonding and mentored several other future Nobel laureates, has died, aged 91.Read

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